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A former Howell Public Schools teacher is expected to enter a plea to child pornography charges Monday in federal court in Grand Rapids.

Duane William Millar, 59, is set for trial in U.S. District Court in October, but court records show a plea agreement that calls for Millar to plead guilty as charged to receipt of child pornography, which carries a penalty of between five years and 20 years in prison.

The government has agreed to dismiss two counts of possessing child porn. However, the defendant agrees that the dismissed counts will be counted when determining his sentencing guidelines.

According to court documents, Millar “knowingly possessed” child pornography that involved prepubescent minors. The “collection of child pornography” was maintained in an internet-based email account as well as on various computers and media storage devices, according to a May news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A state police news release noted that the investigation began when state police cyber detectives received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which received information from Google involving alleged child sexually abusive activity of a user account in the social network. Social media service providers are required to report instances of child sexual exploitation to the NCMEC for dissemination to law enforcement.

Howell district officials initially placed Millar on leave, but he has since resigned his position.

Millar’s LinkedIn page notes that he had taught at Howell schools since September 1985 and was a track coach with 33 years of experience.

He also served on a school improvement committee and was a positive behavior support chair as well as a National Honor Society adviser.